A WILLIAM IV YEW AND BURR YEW ARMCHAIRIN GEORGE II STYLE, ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1830With needlework upholstered seat 91cm high, 62cm wide, 56cm deepFor a near identical example, see Susan E. Sturart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, Antique Collectors' Club, 2008, Vol I, p 231, pl 225. The chair is described as 'An ... open armed library chair in the Old English style, an identical chair was drawn in the Estimate Sketch Book on 13th June, 1827, made in yew, ... The boldly carved knees and massive lion claw feet were carved by Rigby and Robert Lawson made both the chair illustrated in the Estimate Sketch Book and this example, and Rigby probably also carved this chair.'For a related pair of chairs see Dreweatts, Fine Furniture including items from the Kingshott Collection, 29th June 2022, Lot 2 (£3,200).